Around the nation: Chinese farmer finds 60kg of ancient coins buried deep in family land
Also, man caught for trying to blackmail 'adulterous' officials, and burglar jailed after falling asleep in home he broke into
A farmer in Haikou has found 60kg of ancient coins dating back 1,000 years buried deep in the soil on his farmland, the Nanguo City News reports. The coins were excavated from the land, but archaeologists said they were not valuable as a large amount of similar coins had also been discovered across the province over the years. The farmer said that back in the 1980s, his family had also dug up another 80kg of such ancient coins, which they later sold off as regular copper.
An elderly man and his wife have been forced to sleep on the streets in Haikou for two weeks after the man's adopted daughter drove them out of his home, the Nanguo City News reports. The 77-year-old man had been single for many years until he married the 61-year-old woman late last year, but his daughter accused the wife of eyeing his assets. The daughter, who was adopted 40 years ago, said she would allow her father to return home but not his wife, the report said.